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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
with £200 each, a classic car... | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
We're going "roond"! | 0:00:06 | 0:00:08 | |
..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
I want to spend lots of money! | 0:00:11 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
-but it's no mean feat. -Oh, no! | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
-There'll be worthy winners... -We've done it! | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
..and valiant losers. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
You're kidding me! | 0:00:23 | 0:00:24 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:24 | 0:00:29 | |
-What am I doing? -We've got a deal. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:31 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:33 | |
Today we're embarking on a new antiques expedition | 0:00:36 | 0:00:39 | |
with two old Road Trip hands. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
For surveyor and auctioneer James Braxton, | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
it's furniture that tickles his fancy, | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
and apparently a spot of rollerblading. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
Now, that I would like to see! | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
I hate this bit because I can never get out very elegantly. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
Classic cars and sport keep auctioneer Philip Serrell very busy. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
Coming from Worcester, it's no surprise | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
he has a passion for Royal Worcester. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
It's exciting! | 0:01:08 | 0:01:09 | |
Philip's starting out today in the driving seat | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
of the 1955 Austin Healey, | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
and, with £200 burning a hole in each of their pockets, | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
it's all set to be a cracker of a week. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:22 | |
I think it's a lovely car. I'd like to own this. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
I'd like a slightly more glamorous passenger. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
You've got gravitas. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
You've got polish. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
I bring many things to the party, bar short skirts. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
Thank goodness for that! | 0:01:38 | 0:01:40 | |
Our two experts will navigate around 950 miles, | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
taking in both west and east coasts of Scotland, | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
down through the Borders to the Lakes, | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
into Lancashire, Cheshire, | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
and pulling up to a halt in Newport, Shropshire. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
The first stint is a tale of two cities, | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
starting in Glasgow and winding up at auction at Leith in Edinburgh. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:04 | |
The arrival of the 2014 Commonwealth Games | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
brought big changes to Glasgow, | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
with a massive £1 billion cash injection, | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
improving transport, local amenities, | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
and adding an extra 1,000 new hotels. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
So, with this whole city's worth of wares at their fingertips, | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
what are they going to buy? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:29 | |
Call me old-fashioned, but I'm going to try and buy a bargain. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
-What? -Yup, a bargain. -A bargain! | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
I don't know a shop that sells those. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
But, as the boys are prone to a touch of cheekiness, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
let's hope neither end up with a Glasgow kiss. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
I'll tell you what you're going to buy. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
You'll buy a malting shovel. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
You can't beat a good malting shovel. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
You'll buy a cartwheel, | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
anything else that has woodworm in it, I would have thought. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
I want to buy a sheep this time. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
Moving on, boys... | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
The recently gentrified area of Finnieston on the edge of Glasgow's | 0:03:02 | 0:03:07 | |
trendy West End is home to this lovely shop. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
The man in charge today is Joe McCutcheon. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
Good luck, Phil. Well done. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
-Hi there, how are you doing? -Hello, James. -Joe. -Nice to meet you. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:23 | |
This is a great shop. What has come in recently? | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
Aye. I've got a ukulele. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
-A ukulele? -Aye, it just came in yesterday. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
-It's not in bad shape, is it? -Aye, it's no' bad. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
All the strings are there as well. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
These are Bakelite, they're not actually ivory, those, | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
-which probably helps. -Yeah. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
TUNELESS STRUMMING | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
No. I never played the guitar at school. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
We'd never have guessed. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:50 | |
Is anybody out there? | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
Looking good, James! | 0:03:56 | 0:03:57 | |
Perhaps they could help you spot a bargain. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
Right, what else have we got? | 0:04:00 | 0:04:01 | |
Oh, a barometer. We've got a barometer in. I like that myself. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:05 | |
It's quite nicely carved, isn't it? | 0:04:05 | 0:04:10 | |
-Aye. -Is that cheap? | 0:04:10 | 0:04:12 | |
45 quid. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:14 | |
So, it's an aneroid barometer, and it's by Edwards of Glasgow. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:23 | |
Not bad, is it? It's obviously very accurate. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
What's it doing? It's peeing down with rain out there, | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
and it's reading fair. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
Aye. Glasgow fair. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:32 | |
I'm surprised it doesn't say... | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
rain, hail, rain... | 0:04:35 | 0:04:38 | |
Early barometers used mercury to measure differences in air pressure, | 0:04:39 | 0:04:44 | |
but they were replaced later in the Victorian era | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
with aneroid monitors, meaning without liquid. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
They were cheaper and lighter, making them more portable, | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
but slightly less precise. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:54 | |
James has already spotted his next potential bit of swag. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:58 | |
That's rather nice, isn't it? They're nice objects, aren't they? | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
People buy them for shop displays. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:04 | |
Pubs are buying them an' all, you know? There's another one there. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
West Mile Street in Glasgow, that one. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
A Royal. And much are they? | 0:05:11 | 0:05:12 | |
Um... That one is 30. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
-That's 35, James. -Quite nice with that, isn't it? | 0:05:16 | 0:05:20 | |
-With the Royal. -Aye. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:21 | |
It's the sort of trendy furnishing stuff which is quite retro, | 0:05:21 | 0:05:26 | |
that really fills a button there, retro. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
But the antique in me quite likes the idea of the barometer. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:34 | |
Can you make me a special price on this? | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
I know Glasgow is well-known for its generosity. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
-I said 45, didn't I? -Yeah. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
Call it 50. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | |
JAMES LAUGHS | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | |
James has his work cut out there. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
Whereas Philip has got it all to come | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
as he heads to the heart of Glasgow's West End. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
It's a tough call, this. How do you beat Braxton? | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
Well, I just think | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
you've got to go and buy things that are just different. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
Things that... Anybody can reckon a Doulton figure, | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
so you've really got to go completely off-piste with something. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
Rathbone Mews is a gem of an antiques arcade. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
Well, usually. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:15 | |
The first stop is closed. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:18 | |
But, not one to be put off by a little hurdle like that, | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
and true to form, Philip is going off-piste, | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
this time to Singh's Car Garage. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
-Hi, I'm Philip. You are? -Mr Singh. -I might need help. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
Have you got anything that I could perhaps look at, buy? | 0:06:32 | 0:06:36 | |
You've got to admire his optimism. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
I think the cars might be out of my price range a bit, but... Anything? | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
Give me two seconds, I'll have a look. You might be in luck here. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
You have a look round. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:47 | |
You never know, things might turn out all right. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
One definitely never knows with you, Philip. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:52 | |
James on the other hand, is playing the long game. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
James? | 0:06:57 | 0:06:58 | |
James?! Wake up! | 0:06:58 | 0:06:59 | |
He's trying to strike a deal with Joe for the barometer | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
and the Royal typewriter. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:03 | |
That's 35. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:06 | |
That's 45. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
It's 80. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:09 | |
-£65 for the two. -£65 for the two? -Yes. -It's tricky. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:17 | |
Give me 60 quid. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:19 | |
You can have it for that. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:21 | |
-For the two? -For the two. -Yes, OK. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
Come on, Joe. Thank you. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
That's really kind. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
Joe's even taken off the brackets to make it look nicer to sell on. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
You found a good one there, James. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
-Joe, thanks a lot, mate. There you are, there's your money. -Thank you. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
Thank you very much indeed. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:39 | |
James is £60 lighter with two items in the old bag and, as usual, | 0:07:39 | 0:07:43 | |
Philip's rummaging around a random place, | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
looking for whatever he can get his hands on. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
I love the can. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:51 | |
-Do you want to sell this? Can I buy this off you? -Yes, you can. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
Mr Singh's father used the paraffin can to light the Salamander heater, | 0:07:56 | 0:08:01 | |
helping to keep the garage warm back in the 1960s. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
It isn't going to make very much, Mr Singh. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
It's going to make somewhere between £5 and £15 at an auction, | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
-so I'm going to buy it for a couple of quid or something. -That's fine. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
-Is that all right, if I give you £2 pounds for it? -That's fine. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
Philip can't resist cleaning it up as best he can, | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
but he's not done yet. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:21 | |
Now, they say that the current in look is vintage industrial. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:32 | |
And it don't come much more vintage industrial than that, does it? | 0:08:32 | 0:08:38 | |
-Do you want to sell these? -Really? -What's the price? | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
I'll double the money up and give you four quid. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
Call it a fiver. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:46 | |
I'll give you a fiver for the two, but that's me finished. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
-Right, fine, you've got a deal. -You're a gentleman, Mr Singh. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
-There we are. -Taking my stepladders, I don't know. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:55 | |
-I tell you what, I've enjoyed meeting you. -There we go. -Seriously good fun. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:59 | |
Thank you very much indeed. I hope I do all right with these. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
Big spender Serrell has spent £2 on the can and £3 on the ladder, | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
giving him a grand total of £5 on two items so far. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:10 | |
Trust Philip to find booty in the strangest of places. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
Well, I think the word is eclectic. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
Eclectic. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:20 | |
What I have learned is that you have to keep your options open, | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
so I've bought one or two lots with the stepladder | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
and the paraffin container. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:28 | |
Well, he did say he wanted to go off-piste. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
Meanwhile, James braves the weather, to head 49 miles south of Glasgow | 0:09:32 | 0:09:37 | |
to the stunning Ayrshire coast, where lies Culzean Castle. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:42 | |
Originally belonging to the Kennedy family, | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
descendants of Robert the Bruce, it's now in the hands of guide | 0:09:45 | 0:09:50 | |
Barry McCorkindale, or so he'd like you to think. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
-Hello. James. -Lovely to meet you. I'm Barry. Welcome to my castle. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:57 | |
Slight fib. Not mine, technically National Trust, but what can I say? | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
The castle's had many alterations, | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
but it's romantic design dates back to the 18th century, | 0:10:06 | 0:10:09 | |
when the 10th earl hired an eminent Scottish architect | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
to help show off his family's wealth. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
-This is really beautiful, Barry. -A fantastic setting, what can I say? | 0:10:17 | 0:10:20 | |
And I can hear the sea. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:22 | |
We're sitting right on the coast here | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
with a beautiful Robert Adam designed building. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:27 | |
It's a 58-room bachelor pad for a bit of entertaining. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:31 | |
Even we could be handsome with a castle like this, James, | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
don't you think? | 0:10:34 | 0:10:36 | |
In your dreams, fellas! | 0:10:36 | 0:10:37 | |
The Kennedy family donated the castle | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
and its 600-acre estate to the National Trust in 1945, | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
later becoming Scotland's first country Park. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:49 | |
-Can I introduce you to a friend of mine up here? -Ah-ha. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
-Who's this fine fellow? -Looking very dapper, handsome and fabulous. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:58 | |
I think it's the white hair that does it, to be quite truthful! | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
After fighting in Flanders in the mid-18th century, | 0:11:01 | 0:11:04 | |
the ninth Earl, Thomas Kennedy, inherited Culzean | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
and toured the Continent, hunting out treasures to furnish the castle. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
So, Thomas has kind of got everything. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:15 | |
And you think to yourself, | 0:11:15 | 0:11:16 | |
am I going to get into the kingdom of heaven? | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
I've got all these riches, what's the solution? | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
-Have you come across one of these before? -I've never seen one. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
We know Thomas up here, my friend, | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
-acquired this in the first of his Grand Tours. -And what is it called? | 0:11:27 | 0:11:31 | |
It's a plenary indulgence, or a papal pardon. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:33 | |
Or, if you're going round with me, | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
we call it your "get into heaven free" card! | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
Brilliant. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
From the 12th century onwards, | 0:11:41 | 0:11:43 | |
plenary indulgences were often given in return for donations. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:48 | |
This pardon for sin was an assurance of reaping rewards | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
for good behaviour in heaven, but not a licence to commit sin. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:56 | |
If you look at the details in here, | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
you'll see it's made out to my friend Thomas up here. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:01 | |
It says the Laird at Culzean Castle, which he was at that particular time. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:05 | |
My favourite part is, | 0:12:05 | 0:12:06 | |
and Thomas and I are definitely on the same wavelength, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
what happens if you get there and you don't know anybody? | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
Nominated persons 1 to 50. We're sorted. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
We can select 50 friends or relatives. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
This is rather interesting. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:20 | |
If you fell out with anyone, you'd say, "You're off the list!" | 0:12:20 | 0:12:23 | |
You're being scratched. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:24 | |
I'm always saying what a great guy you are, James. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:27 | |
The 12th earl, Archibald Kennedy, added his own flourish, | 0:12:27 | 0:12:31 | |
gathering one of the world's largest collections of swords and pistols. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:36 | |
Bought from the Tower of London, it now dominates the entrance hall. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
My word. Isn't it amazing? | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
The man in charge of the Tower of London assured His Lordship that | 0:12:43 | 0:12:47 | |
if he went ahead with the purchase he would have the completest | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
and most splendid armoury of any individual in the kingdom. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:55 | |
The first delivery, which was in July 1813, was for 500 pistols, | 0:12:55 | 0:13:00 | |
shipped up from the Tower of London, 12 chests, | 0:13:00 | 0:13:04 | |
and a lovely piece which says, "along with a man from the Tower | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
"to fit them up in the proper manner". | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
It is stunning. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
But it seems the best arrangement involves a little artistic licence. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
Don't tell me they chopped off all the swords. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:21 | |
They did, indeed, to make them fit. But, James, it only cost sixpence. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
-Sixpence a sword? -Sixpence a sword, that was exactly it. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
A receipt for you, James, look. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
-£78. -£78. Isn't that fabulous? | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
We have an invoice, which details quite nicely the pistols. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
-500 of them. Swords, 450. -It is a remarkable collection. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:43 | |
Barry, thank you very much indeed. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
I think Culzean is absolutely superb. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:47 | |
-Beautiful place. -I'm glad you enjoyed coming. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:49 | |
And I want to come back on a sunny day and go around the gardens. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:53 | |
It's nearly always sunny, James, up here in the West Coast of Scotland. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
That's what they always say about Scotland. I don't believe it. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:00 | |
Poor Philip could do with better weather | 0:14:04 | 0:14:06 | |
as he takes the Austin Healey for a spin up to Prestwick, Scotland's | 0:14:06 | 0:14:10 | |
oldest baronial borough, which dates back over 1,000 years. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:15 | |
This coastal town is known for its international airport, | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
the only place in the UK Elvis Presley ever visited | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
whilst on a refuelling stop during his military service. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:25 | |
MUSIC: "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis vs JXL | 0:14:25 | 0:14:29 | |
Seeing as Phillip's only spent a fiver so far, it's time | 0:14:29 | 0:14:32 | |
for a little less conversation, and more action at Prestwick's | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
collectables emporium, Nae-sae-new, run by Gary Donis. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
-Gary, good to see you. -Lovely to meet you. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
So where are the hidden gems that | 0:14:43 | 0:14:45 | |
the normal punters don't get to see, then? | 0:14:45 | 0:14:47 | |
The first little beauty to catch Philip's beady eye | 0:14:49 | 0:14:52 | |
is a cider costrel, with a ticket price of £8. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:55 | |
Usually made from oak, small, robust barrels, or costrels, like this | 0:14:55 | 0:15:00 | |
were carried by agricultural workers who were sometimes paid in alcohol. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:06 | |
It was the sort of thing that the farm worker | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
took out into the country with him...and, erm... | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
You know, when he was working it would have cider in it. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
This is probably European, isn't it? | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
And this is coopered. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:22 | |
And, whereas a lot of them are held together with brass or copper straps, | 0:15:22 | 0:15:27 | |
this has actually just got reeds that hold it together. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
Erm... | 0:15:31 | 0:15:33 | |
And the pity with it is... When I say "the pity", there's | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
a broken hinge there and it should have a top on there. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
-Can I give you that to... -Yes. -..put by? | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
HE WHISPERS: Do you know what? If that's £8 | 0:15:45 | 0:15:48 | |
I could perhaps get that down to £5. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
I could be heading here to have the lowest spend | 0:15:51 | 0:15:55 | |
on any programme ever. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:57 | |
Come on, Philip, you won't win with that kind of attitude! | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
That's interesting, isn't it? It's an old boot scraper. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
-I think that's quite fun. You've got 28 on that, haven't you? -Yes. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:09 | |
And you've got eight on that. Which is 36 quid. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
What might you be able to get down to for those? | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
I could probably give you a BOGOF in favour of that, 28 for the pair. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
Bog off?! I don't think there's any need for that. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
I've just worked that out, buy one, get one free. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
Ah. And if Philip knows anything, it's how to drive a hard bargain. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
I was thinking of 15 quid and a fiver. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
-20 quid for the two. -22. -22? | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
How did we work that out, then? Are we saying £15 and £7? | 0:16:40 | 0:16:45 | |
Or 17 and five. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
See, that's... 15 and five is just so much easier, mentally, | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
-isn't it? Don't you think? -Oh, go on. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:54 | |
Yeah, OK. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:55 | |
Well done, old chap. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:57 | |
That's 20 quid. Now, let me have another look around. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:02 | |
Where he's of to now? | 0:17:02 | 0:17:04 | |
I quite like those. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:06 | |
Yes, of course, he's found a ladder. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
-What am I doing? -Not sure. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
While I'm here... | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
I quite like those chairs as well. How much are those? | 0:17:13 | 0:17:16 | |
-Tenner a pop. -And how much do you really want for two of those? | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
-How does 15 for a pair sound? -15 quid? | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
Yeah, but you're getting a free ladder. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
I'm sort of, by accident, creating the industrial look here. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
So I'm going to have one lot that, | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
if I buy those in this thing here, I will have two stepladders, | 0:17:31 | 0:17:35 | |
a pair of industrial chairs and an old, sort of, petrol can thing. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:40 | |
Well, I'm sure it makes sense to Philip. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
-The last ladder cost me £3. -Right. -OK. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
-And those have got to be a pound apiece, haven't they? -No. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
What about if we meet each other halfway, then? That's a fair deal. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:55 | |
-Depends how good your maths are. -Well, I've said a fiver. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
You said 15 quid. I'll give you a tenner for the three. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
-That's halfway each, isn't it? -OK. -Honour is retained. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:05 | |
Philip has managed to knock Gary down from £36 to £30 for his | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
four items, with a free ladder thrown in to boot. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
I'm really pleased with Gary's shop | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
because I've bought some interesting things. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
I've got a really cool industrial lot for another tenner. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
And I can put those with my other bits and bobs. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
I've had quite a good day, really. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
HE SNIFFS | 0:18:23 | 0:18:24 | |
I can smell a profit in the air. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:26 | |
Yes, could be the paint fumes coming off your ladders. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
Even with both sets of ladders, the chairs, oil can, | 0:18:29 | 0:18:33 | |
cider costrel and boot scraper, | 0:18:33 | 0:18:35 | |
Philip's seven items still leave him with £165 to spare. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:40 | |
James has another £140, | 0:18:40 | 0:18:42 | |
so there's plenty of shopping to be done tomorrow. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:46 | |
But for now, chaps, sleep tight. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:49 | |
It's a new dawn and a new day, and I for one am feeling good, | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
so I hope you two are. Lovely day for the roof down again, chaps. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
Ha! | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
I saw one of the locals earlier... This is a nice day. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
There's no such thing as bad weather. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
-You can see why, though. -Merely poor clothing. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
Ha. And you're certainly dressed for the part, you two. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
The chaps got off to a sensational start on the road yesterday. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
James still has £140 in his pocket, after spending | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
£60 on an aneroid barometer and a typewriter. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:25 | |
Philip scooped up a staggering seven items for just £35, | 0:19:27 | 0:19:32 | |
leaving him with £165 to splurge if he chooses to. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:38 | |
BEEPS HORN | 0:19:38 | 0:19:40 | |
It's all to play for still on the first leg of their journey. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:45 | |
Our charming chaps have made their way from Glasgow | 0:19:45 | 0:19:49 | |
to the seaside town of Largs. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
Its Victorian promenade | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
and ice cream parlours now dominate the seafront, | 0:19:54 | 0:19:56 | |
but back in the 13th century Largs was the scene of a battle, | 0:19:56 | 0:20:01 | |
repelling a fleet of Viking longboats, | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
leading to the end of Viking influence over Scotland. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:08 | |
-James, where are we? -We are in West Scotland, Largs. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:12 | |
-Largs. -This is Scotland's summer seaside resort. -Oh, it's nice, isn't it? | 0:20:12 | 0:20:17 | |
-It's lovely. -It's lovely. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
Today it's all about the battle of the boys, | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
Braxton versus Serrell, | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
as they fight it out to find the most profitable purchases. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:27 | |
-Here we are, James. -See, there is something for you. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:32 | |
And where better than this antiques treasure trove, | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
perfect for our budding buyers? | 0:20:34 | 0:20:36 | |
I think I'll go to the left. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:37 | |
-I'll go to the right, then. -OK. -See you later. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
With his eyes firmly on the Scottish prize, | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
Philip knows exactly what he wants. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
No, not that! | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
So, he heads back outside to find shop owner Franco. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:51 | |
Lovely dog, how much are you? I've only got 150 quid. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:56 | |
-I couldn't possibly sell you him. -No? | 0:20:56 | 0:20:58 | |
I think he'd do rather well at auction. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:00 | |
-Now, while we are here. -Curling stone. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
With a recent success in the various Games, | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
curling is a sport that people have taken to their hearts, isn't it? | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
I've got to bid you, like, 40 quid for that, haven't I? | 0:21:10 | 0:21:14 | |
-Friendly 50. -45. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:16 | |
-It's a deal. -Right, that's that done. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:19 | |
Blimey, Philip's off to a flying start. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
Meanwhile, James is working his magic | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
on shop assistant David McMillan. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:26 | |
That's quite detailed. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
Wee clipper in the background. Lighthouse. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:34 | |
You can say it's naive but it's fairly well done. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:37 | |
It's a lovely package. It's got everything. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
Irritatingly, it's deteriorated, which is a shame. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:45 | |
It's still an attractive item. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:46 | |
All this sort of stuff has taken a right old trouncing, hasn't it? | 0:21:46 | 0:21:51 | |
While James is playing hard to get, | 0:21:51 | 0:21:53 | |
Philip looks like he's found his next lot. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:56 | |
It's a...probably Victorian. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
Late. It's a Nailsea walking stick. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:03 | |
And you've got this sort of spiral down there. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
-I think that's a really cool thing. How much is it? -£30 | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
It is damaged. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
Perfect for you, then, Phil. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
Nailsea glass became popular in the late 18th century, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
specialising in glass containing pulled, or combed, | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
white splashes or lines. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:21 | |
-I quite like that. Did you say £15? -No, I did not. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:26 | |
-What did you say, my hearing's awful? -I said £30. -Did you say £20? | 0:22:26 | 0:22:30 | |
-25, you can have it. -OK. I like that. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:34 | |
But Franco knows his audience, | 0:22:34 | 0:22:36 | |
so he's unearthed another stick from the back of the shop. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
It's an Indian thing. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:41 | |
Silver-top stick, so it wouldn't be hallmarked in any way, would it? | 0:22:41 | 0:22:44 | |
And it's a slightly lower-grade silver. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
It's probably, what, 600 parts? | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
But what's interesting about it, it's got these lovely little | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
-figures around here. And how much is that? -£30. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
We'll put the two of them together, Phil. We'll do two of them, 50 quid. | 0:22:55 | 0:23:00 | |
That's... | 0:23:00 | 0:23:01 | |
Would 40 quid buy the two? I'm trying hard here. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:05 | |
I'll offer you 45 again. You're a 45 man. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
So I've bought these two for £45 | 0:23:08 | 0:23:10 | |
and I've bought a curling stone for £45. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
I've got to now part with £90, haven't I? | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
And, along with yesterday's purchases, | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
Philip's racked up ten items. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:19 | |
But how's James getting on? | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
James, so are you buying | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
a painting of a boat on the coast, | 0:23:25 | 0:23:28 | |
-and taking it 60 miles inland? -Correct. -Right. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:31 | |
That'll work well, won't it? | 0:23:31 | 0:23:33 | |
So says the man who's bought two ladders. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:36 | |
And I don't think he realises Leith is the port of Edinburgh. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:41 | |
Maybe because he's only got one thing on his mind. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
One last buy. I've got to buy them, haven't I? Don't you think? | 0:23:45 | 0:23:49 | |
Uh-huh. Fortunately, they're not for sale. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:52 | |
On the other side of the shop, James is persisting with the painting. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:55 | |
-Damp is a devil with plaster. -Yeah. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:57 | |
Damp has deteriorated that, but luckily it's to the side. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:02 | |
I have a feeling you like it, all the same, despite its problems. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:07 | |
-And are you open to offers? -Yes, of course. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:11 | |
So what's your thoughts on it, then? | 0:24:11 | 0:24:15 | |
-Well, 70 quid, really. -70. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
See, I said 150 and I was willing to come down to 120. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:22 | |
How does 90 sound? | 0:24:22 | 0:24:23 | |
-I would be very happy to meet you in the middle at 80. -It's a deal. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:27 | |
-Thank you very much indeed. There's your money. -My pleasure. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:31 | |
It's dog eat dog on this trip | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
and now James is all spent up, the doubts are creeping in. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
Philip's bought two really good buys. In fact, I'm slightly worried. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:42 | |
I am worried. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:43 | |
Slightly irritated that I bought that stupid typewriter yesterday. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:48 | |
Live and learn, live and learn. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
With Philip's shopping all done, he's heading to Brodick, | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
on the Isle of Arran, just off the West Coast of Scotland. | 0:24:55 | 0:24:59 | |
-Right, Phil, here you are. -Have you got my rubber ring? | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
Just a 55-minute crossing from Adrossan | 0:25:07 | 0:25:09 | |
is the island affectionately labelled "Scotland in miniature". | 0:25:09 | 0:25:13 | |
Not to be confused with the Irish Aran Islands | 0:25:13 | 0:25:17 | |
and home of Aran jumpers. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:19 | |
This Arran has over 4,500 residents | 0:25:19 | 0:25:22 | |
and even its own edition of Monopoly. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:25 | |
I'm just going to do my Celine Dion bit. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:29 | |
MUSIC: "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion | 0:25:30 | 0:25:33 | |
Wonderful, Philip. Hollywood surely beckons. | 0:25:34 | 0:25:38 | |
A couple of miles north of the harbour | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
sits Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:44 | |
The castle was the ancient seat of the Dukes of Hamilton | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
and features on the reverse of the Royal Bank of Scotland's £20 note. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:51 | |
It's seen many battles, but the estate was mainly | 0:25:51 | 0:25:55 | |
used for hunting. Later it became the residence of the 10th Duke. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:59 | |
It's now owned by the National Trust, | 0:25:59 | 0:26:01 | |
and Philip's here to meet curator Lindsay McGill. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:04 | |
-Hi, Lindsay. -Hello, nice to meet you. -I'm Philip, how are you? | 0:26:06 | 0:26:08 | |
-Good, thank you. -This is an impressive place, isn't it? | 0:26:08 | 0:26:11 | |
I'm pleased you are impressed. It's a hunting lodge. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:14 | |
In the Victorian period, it was used as a hunting lodge for the Dukes of Hamilton. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:18 | |
And I think you can see the pastimes of this grand family | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
-on the surrounding walls. -Absolutely. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
-This cost money, didn't it? -It certainly did. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:26 | |
And it was the 10th Duke's father-in-law, | 0:26:26 | 0:26:28 | |
William Beckford, had died as a cash injection into the family. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:33 | |
And so his newly married son, the future 11th Duke, was given | 0:26:33 | 0:26:37 | |
some money in order to be able to transform Brodick Castle | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
into what you see today. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:42 | |
William Beckford was one of the wealthiest men in Europe. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:46 | |
His fortune was built from sugar plantations, | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
but what he really craved was status. | 0:26:48 | 0:26:51 | |
One of his main fixations was proving he came from royal blood. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:55 | |
After confirming a link to the Hamilton family, who descended | 0:26:55 | 0:26:59 | |
from the royal household of Stuart, he took on their family crest. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
He commissioned several items displaying it, even | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
a painting on his deathbed, | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
surrounded by objects showing his lineage to the Hamiltons, | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
and the porcelain producer of choice was Philip's favourite. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:14 | |
Now, I think that might have a bit of an association with me. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:21 | |
-Who do you think this is from? -That's Worcester. -Yes. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:25 | |
And you can tell it's Worcester by that sort of orangey colour. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:29 | |
From the late 18th century, Worcester Porcelain was owned | 0:27:32 | 0:27:34 | |
and run by the Flight and Barr families. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
For many years the pottery carried variations of the two names, | 0:27:37 | 0:27:41 | |
until Royal Worcester was formed in 1862. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:46 | |
Oooh, it's exciting. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:49 | |
There you are, BFP, underneath the crown. Barr, Flight, Barr. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:53 | |
Determined to affirm his illustrious pedigree, | 0:27:53 | 0:27:56 | |
Beckford commanded a personalised dinner service, | 0:27:56 | 0:27:59 | |
especially for his daughter's wedding. | 0:27:59 | 0:28:01 | |
You have this scarlet colour which represents the Hamilton household. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:06 | |
When you combine the red with the gold, it's | 0:28:06 | 0:28:09 | |
also representing the Royal Household of Stuart. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:11 | |
Beckford heraldic emblems are the gold martlets that you see here. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:17 | |
-Martlets, which is a... -It's a bird. It's a type of bird. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:20 | |
And also the Latimer-cross. So the whole surface is really | 0:28:20 | 0:28:25 | |
screaming out, "I'm important. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:27 | |
"And this is the wedding day of my daughter as well." | 0:28:27 | 0:28:30 | |
If you want to show somebody, "Look at me, I have got some wealth," | 0:28:30 | 0:28:34 | |
you actually have the bottom of your saucer | 0:28:34 | 0:28:36 | |
that no-one's really going to see, | 0:28:36 | 0:28:38 | |
hand-painted with your family crest and motto. | 0:28:38 | 0:28:42 | |
-That's quite impressive, isn't it? -Very. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:45 | |
And Beckford's great-grandson, | 0:28:45 | 0:28:47 | |
the 12th Duke of Hamilton, seems to have inherited | 0:28:47 | 0:28:49 | |
his great-grandfather's love of collecting, | 0:28:49 | 0:28:52 | |
in particular animal-related objects, like these claret jugs. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:56 | |
Those are just fantastic, aren't they? | 0:28:56 | 0:28:59 | |
They were made by a Scottish silversmith | 0:28:59 | 0:29:02 | |
called Alexander Crichton. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:04 | |
-When were these, 1880? -1881, 1882. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:07 | |
If you look at that period, | 0:29:07 | 0:29:09 | |
the Victorians produced all sorts of novelty silver bits, didn't they? | 0:29:09 | 0:29:13 | |
This is the only dodo actually known. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
He's really interesting, because Crichton is using Sir John Tenniel, | 0:29:18 | 0:29:23 | |
who designed and drew the dodo in Alice In Wonderland, | 0:29:23 | 0:29:26 | |
he's using him and his dodo as inspiration for this piece here. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:30 | |
I mean, that is the ultimate statement of wealth. | 0:29:30 | 0:29:33 | |
At your dinner party, it would be a wonderful thing to bring out. | 0:29:33 | 0:29:37 | |
Do you know what? I've had a fabulous visit. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:39 | |
It's really been first class. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:41 | |
Meanwhile, back on the mainland, | 0:29:46 | 0:29:48 | |
James is heading north-east to the small Ayrshire town of Kilbirnie. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:54 | |
Back in the '50s and '60s, the town was famed for its concert hall, | 0:29:54 | 0:29:57 | |
where people flocked to see big bands of the time. | 0:29:57 | 0:30:00 | |
The 1955 Austin Healey would have fitted right in | 0:30:00 | 0:30:04 | |
and today it's helping James feel all rock'n'roll. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:08 | |
Really nice to be in such a lovely car, it really is fabulous. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:12 | |
We're in the rain, but this is such fun to drive. You don't feel it. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:16 | |
Your legs are beneath the warm engine, it's lovely. | 0:30:16 | 0:30:19 | |
James is off to an old haunt to try and out-do Philip. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:23 | |
I'll try and buy antiques. | 0:30:23 | 0:30:25 | |
He can remain buying the woodwormed offerings that he is so drawn to. | 0:30:25 | 0:30:29 | |
Greta Logan, owner of The Stirrup Cup, knows James all too well. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:36 | |
-Hello again. Greta! -Hi, James. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:40 | |
So, she's already dug out a little something to catch his eye. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:43 | |
Why have you got this fellow out, then? | 0:30:43 | 0:30:46 | |
I took that out in case you wanted to look at it. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:49 | |
It just amazes me that something from 1820 is almost in perfect condition. | 0:30:49 | 0:30:54 | |
-I know. -It's hallmarked 1820 on the collar, | 0:30:54 | 0:30:58 | |
so it's got a silver collar. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:00 | |
Originally designed to scoop Stilton | 0:31:00 | 0:31:03 | |
out of the middle of a full or half wheel, | 0:31:03 | 0:31:06 | |
this Stilton scoop has a mechanical slider to help push off the cheese. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:11 | |
It's perfect for embracing the 19th century saying, | 0:31:11 | 0:31:14 | |
"Drink a pot of ale, eat a scoop of Stilton every day, | 0:31:14 | 0:31:17 | |
"and you'll make old bones." | 0:31:17 | 0:31:19 | |
I think that's supposed to be a good thing, don't you? | 0:31:19 | 0:31:22 | |
That's amazing because it looks as if it just came out of the packet. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:26 | |
It does, doesn't it? It is superb. | 0:31:26 | 0:31:28 | |
Although there's a possibility the handle could be ivory, | 0:31:29 | 0:31:33 | |
as it was made before the 1947 CITES Agreement it's legal to sell. | 0:31:33 | 0:31:38 | |
James has already spotted another goody. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:42 | |
You've got a profile. | 0:31:42 | 0:31:45 | |
It looks quite shiny, doesn't it? Is it old? | 0:31:45 | 0:31:49 | |
I think it's old. | 0:31:49 | 0:31:51 | |
I tell you what it could be, | 0:31:51 | 0:31:54 | |
-it could be a profile made from scrapped ship's timbers. -Mm. | 0:31:54 | 0:31:58 | |
It's rather nice, that. I like profiles. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:02 | |
So that's just newly in, so I don't think it will hang about too long. | 0:32:02 | 0:32:06 | |
-Really? -And bang, James is putty in her hands. | 0:32:06 | 0:32:10 | |
As soon as you mention fresh goods, | 0:32:10 | 0:32:13 | |
the hairs on the back of my neck start tingling! | 0:32:13 | 0:32:18 | |
-How much have you got on this? -It's just 30. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:21 | |
Greta, I'll take it. | 0:32:21 | 0:32:22 | |
-Thank you very much, James. -I'll take that definitely. | 0:32:22 | 0:32:26 | |
That's £170 of his £200 budget gone. | 0:32:26 | 0:32:29 | |
But still, £30 left to play with. | 0:32:29 | 0:32:32 | |
Is that pushing, could that be £30? | 0:32:34 | 0:32:36 | |
Yes, James. Yes. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
-That is absolutely fabulous. -Super. -I've got two fabulous items. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
I've got the profile and that lovely fellow. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:44 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:32:44 | 0:32:45 | |
James is now completely spent up after bagging himself five lots. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:49 | |
Alongside his Stilton scoop and carved ship's model, | 0:32:49 | 0:32:54 | |
he has an aneroid barometer, | 0:32:54 | 0:32:55 | |
a typewriter and a marine scene painting. | 0:32:55 | 0:32:58 | |
Philip is hoping to threaten James's bid for victory | 0:33:00 | 0:33:03 | |
by entering five lots too, costing a scant £125. | 0:33:03 | 0:33:07 | |
He's offering up a curling stone, a pair of walking sticks, | 0:33:07 | 0:33:11 | |
a boot scraper, a cider costrel, | 0:33:11 | 0:33:13 | |
and his industrial collection, | 0:33:13 | 0:33:14 | |
comprising two stepladders, two chairs and a paraffin can. | 0:33:14 | 0:33:18 | |
So, how do they rate each other's booty? | 0:33:19 | 0:33:23 | |
Really, a typewriter? | 0:33:23 | 0:33:25 | |
Honestly? A barometer? | 0:33:25 | 0:33:27 | |
A watercolour? | 0:33:27 | 0:33:29 | |
A Stilton scoop? Yawn. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:32 | |
But, Mr Braxton, I really do think you've surpassed yourself | 0:33:32 | 0:33:35 | |
with your half ship's hull. That's going to do really well. I hate you. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:39 | |
Am I worried about Philip and his barrels, his stepladders, | 0:33:39 | 0:33:44 | |
his jerry cans? | 0:33:44 | 0:33:46 | |
No. Slightly more worried about his Malacca cane. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:50 | |
But it's too late for worrying now. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:52 | |
After starting in Glasgow, 200 miles later the chaps have ended up | 0:33:52 | 0:33:56 | |
just an hour down the road at auction. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
Sadly, there's no sunshine on Leith today. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
This is suddenly Edinburgh and it's raining. | 0:34:02 | 0:34:06 | |
-Every gentleman should be prepared. -Every gentleman prepared? Yup. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:10 | |
You're absolutely right, James. Every gentleman is prepared. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:13 | |
Blimey O'Reilly, Philip. That's a bit racy! | 0:34:13 | 0:34:16 | |
All you need is a rod. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:18 | |
A rod and a rock, | 0:34:20 | 0:34:21 | |
you'd make a very passable gnome. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:23 | |
I'm not sure Noddy and Big Ears | 0:34:23 | 0:34:26 | |
will fit in in the chi-chi port of Edinburgh. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:29 | |
Resting on the shores of the Firth of Forth, Leith is a bustling hub. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:33 | |
But, after having a pop at James for buying a marine picture to sell | 0:34:33 | 0:34:37 | |
in a city, Philip is now realising there's method behind his madness. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:42 | |
-So you've got a bit of a marine topic going on. -I have. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:45 | |
-You've got that lovely ship's hull... -Yeah. | 0:34:45 | 0:34:47 | |
And you got a painting. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:49 | |
Actually, you've been quite smart, haven't you? | 0:34:49 | 0:34:52 | |
Because Leith is a port. We're in Leith, and you've bought... | 0:34:52 | 0:34:56 | |
You ratbag! Why didn't you tell me that? | 0:34:56 | 0:34:59 | |
What better way to get ahead? | 0:34:59 | 0:35:01 | |
Whilst the boys fight it out, Ewan Armstrong | 0:35:01 | 0:35:04 | |
from Ramsay Cornish Auctioneers tells us who he thinks has the edge. | 0:35:04 | 0:35:09 | |
At the moment in Scotland, silver is doing very well, | 0:35:09 | 0:35:12 | |
and the Stilton scoop they've put in is a good item. | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
The ladders collection is not to everyone's taste, | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
but I do like it - I think it will do quite well. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:21 | |
So, James could get a good price for his £30 Stilton scoop, | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
but it sounds like Philip's industrial bits might also do OK. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:30 | |
Who'd have thought it, eh? | 0:35:30 | 0:35:32 | |
Now, the auction room is hotting up as the sale is about to start. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:35 | |
Are you going to scoop the prize or scoop the poop? | 0:35:35 | 0:35:38 | |
I hope I'm going to be scooping Stilton. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:40 | |
First up, it's auctioneer Ewan's pick, | 0:35:40 | 0:35:44 | |
James's silver Stilton scoop. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:45 | |
A little bit of interest in this one as well. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
I can start the bidding on that one at £40. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
-£40. -£40 on the phone. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:52 | |
£45 here. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:54 | |
50? | 0:35:54 | 0:35:55 | |
55? 60. | 0:35:55 | 0:35:58 | |
-Breaking new ground. -Show-off. -65. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:01 | |
-75... -Keep going. -85? | 0:36:01 | 0:36:05 | |
Hey! | 0:36:05 | 0:36:07 | |
Any advance on £85? If not, it is going. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:10 | |
Gone for £85. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:12 | |
A fantastic start, snagging almost triple his money. | 0:36:12 | 0:36:16 | |
-It's OK. -It's all right, isn't it? -That's OK. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:19 | |
Ratbag. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:20 | |
It's better than a slap in the face, isn't it? | 0:36:20 | 0:36:23 | |
Which I think I might get any minute. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:25 | |
Next up, it's Philip's curling stone. | 0:36:26 | 0:36:28 | |
I can see myself as an Olympic curler. | 0:36:30 | 0:36:32 | |
-A short Olympic curler. -We've got a little bit of interest in it. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:38 | |
-We'll start at £30. -£30. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
Do I see £35 anywhere? | 0:36:40 | 0:36:42 | |
It's a nice piece. £35. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:44 | |
£40. 45. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:46 | |
-Hey, Phil... -£50. Do I hear £55? | 0:36:46 | 0:36:49 | |
Go on, madam. Go on, madam. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:51 | |
There we go. £55. £60. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:53 | |
£65? It's your last chance. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:56 | |
It's a good one. | 0:36:56 | 0:36:58 | |
A £15 profit, but less than he'd wanted. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:03 | |
Jolly good. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:04 | |
-Oh, shut up, James. -Philip has got high hopes for his canes. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:08 | |
They've got to make 30 quid, haven't they? | 0:37:08 | 0:37:11 | |
Yes, £65 I think you'll make. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:13 | |
-Or they could bomb. -Oh, great, thanks. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:16 | |
Why is that funny? | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
A nice little lot. Come on. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:20 | |
Someone must have a friend that looks like Willy Wonka. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:24 | |
£20? | 0:37:24 | 0:37:25 | |
I want to get a good lot on it. No? | 0:37:25 | 0:37:28 | |
I have £20 here. 25 anywhere? | 0:37:28 | 0:37:30 | |
25, 30, | 0:37:30 | 0:37:33 | |
35, 40, | 0:37:33 | 0:37:36 | |
£45? | 0:37:36 | 0:37:37 | |
All out at £45. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:39 | |
Meaning a loss after costs. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:43 | |
Sorry about that, Philip, I really am. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:45 | |
-You look it. -No, I am sorry. | 0:37:45 | 0:37:48 | |
Oh, shut up. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:49 | |
Poor James. | 0:37:49 | 0:37:51 | |
Well, maybe not in a minute, as his carved ship's hull model is up. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:54 | |
I've got a bit of interest in this on commission. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:57 | |
I'm going to start this off at £50. | 0:37:57 | 0:37:59 | |
Do I hear £55 anywhere? | 0:37:59 | 0:38:01 | |
55, we've got. I've got £60 here. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:03 | |
65, 70 here. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:06 | |
£75. | 0:38:06 | 0:38:08 | |
Any advance on £75 in the room? | 0:38:08 | 0:38:10 | |
Come on, it's a nice little lot. | 0:38:10 | 0:38:12 | |
No. ..Sold. | 0:38:12 | 0:38:14 | |
You're actually just taking nice little profits here, you ratbag. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:18 | |
James is another £45 up, motoring ahead. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:21 | |
So, will Philip regret buying his next random lot, | 0:38:21 | 0:38:24 | |
or can he scrape a tidy profit? | 0:38:24 | 0:38:26 | |
-Boot scraper, boot scraper, boot scraper. -Yes, come on, you need it. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:32 | |
-Don't I ever. -I have £10 on the phone. Do we have £12 anywhere? | 0:38:32 | 0:38:35 | |
-£10 on the phone bid? -14... | 0:38:35 | 0:38:37 | |
£16? I'll take £15. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:41 | |
We're got £15 up here. £16. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
-17... -You're in profit. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
18... | 0:38:45 | 0:38:47 | |
£20 we have. 22, 24... | 0:38:47 | 0:38:50 | |
-Steady work, I always like to say. Steady. -28. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:54 | |
Are we all out at £28? | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
That's a relatively good profit, | 0:38:57 | 0:38:59 | |
but he's got a fair way to go to catch up. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:02 | |
Time for Philip's cider costrel. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:06 | |
£12 to get started. You're quite quiet. It's a nice little lot. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:09 | |
-It is, you're in profit, James. -It hasn't got bid yet! | 0:39:09 | 0:39:12 | |
Don't make me come down too low. Eight we have. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:15 | |
Do I hear nine anywhere? | 0:39:15 | 0:39:16 | |
£9. 10? | 0:39:16 | 0:39:18 | |
-Racing ahead. -£10. Come on, we want £12. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
-I think James is enjoying this. -Come on, £12 we have. 14? | 0:39:21 | 0:39:25 | |
14, 16, 18. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
Are we all done? | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
A 200% profit in the bank for that one. | 0:39:30 | 0:39:33 | |
It's like sort of treading water, isn't it? | 0:39:33 | 0:39:35 | |
James, why don't you just shut up? | 0:39:35 | 0:39:38 | |
James is laughing now, but let's see how his typewriter fares. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:42 | |
Do I hear £20 in the room? I'm going to the phones. Do we have £20? | 0:39:42 | 0:39:47 | |
He's got a phone bid. I don't believe it! | 0:39:47 | 0:39:50 | |
£20 we have on the phone. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:51 | |
-I do not believe it. -Phone bids? -22, 24? | 0:39:51 | 0:39:55 | |
-Well done, madam, keep going. -£26. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
-Are we all done at £26? I will take 27... -Take £28! | 0:39:57 | 0:40:02 | |
27, we have, 28... | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
A fine upstanding gentleman. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:06 | |
Are we all done at £28? | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
£28. That could have been so much worse. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:13 | |
True. James is down £2. Next, it's his big gamble, | 0:40:14 | 0:40:18 | |
after spending £80 on the marine painting. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:20 | |
If he makes a loss here, it could put Philip ahead. | 0:40:20 | 0:40:23 | |
We'll start that one off for you. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:27 | |
-I've got a bit of interest here. £60. -Oh, no, I'm doomed. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:31 | |
-It should be £65. -65 we have. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
£70 with myself here. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:36 | |
75, 80 here... £85? | 0:40:36 | 0:40:39 | |
-All done? -I'm going to go now, James. -It's not over yet, Philip. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:44 | |
£85 in the room. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:47 | |
No further bids? | 0:40:47 | 0:40:48 | |
Just a fiver a profit, putting him at a loss after auction costs. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:54 | |
-£275 worth of goods. -That's bragging, James. That's bragging. | 0:40:54 | 0:40:59 | |
It's not a nice trait, it's bragging. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
And he's still got one lot left. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
I can start off with interest here at £30. Do I hear £35 anywhere? | 0:41:04 | 0:41:09 | |
-Oh, no. -£35 for the barometer? £35 we have. 40? | 0:41:09 | 0:41:12 | |
£40 anywhere? | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
If not, it is going. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:16 | |
-Sold. -Adding another fiver to his profit tally. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:21 | |
Last but not least, though, | 0:41:21 | 0:41:23 | |
it's time to see if Philip's risky lot pays off. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:26 | |
-They always keep the best till last in these sales, don't they? -Yeah. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:29 | |
We've got the collection of ladders. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:31 | |
There's probably more paint on them | 0:41:31 | 0:41:33 | |
than there is on most of the collection of art in the sale. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:37 | |
We start that off for you at £20. £20 we have. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:42 | |
You get the petrol can too. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
£20. 22 anywhere? | 0:41:44 | 0:41:45 | |
You've got a bidder. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
Go on. £22? | 0:41:48 | 0:41:50 | |
I'll take £21... | 0:41:50 | 0:41:52 | |
-Sold. -It may not be much, but Philip still made a profit. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:58 | |
Philip began with £200. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:04 | |
After a mixed day, after auction costs, he scraped a profit | 0:42:04 | 0:42:08 | |
of £13.58, leaving him with £213.58 to splash next time. | 0:42:08 | 0:42:14 | |
James has taken an early lead on the first leg. He started with £200. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:21 | |
After paying auction costs, he made a profit of £52.56, | 0:42:21 | 0:42:25 | |
so he now has £252.56 to spend next time. | 0:42:25 | 0:42:30 | |
With just under £39 between them, this could be a close match. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:34 | |
Well... I don't know how that happened. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:38 | |
How did you get the profit, that's what I'm trying to work out. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:41 | |
I don't know. Clearly, my goods just snuck under the radar, | 0:42:41 | 0:42:45 | |
but I expected to be about £80 behind you, | 0:42:45 | 0:42:48 | |
and I think I'm only 40 quid behind you. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:50 | |
-That's a result. -You're no stranger to this game, are you? | 0:42:50 | 0:42:55 | |
Anyway, who's driving? Who's buying lunch? You on both, I think. | 0:42:55 | 0:42:58 | |
To the victor, the bill. | 0:42:58 | 0:43:00 | |
Next time, our Road Trip regulars | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
-may have bitten off more than they can chew. -You must be joking! | 0:43:07 | 0:43:11 | |
James tries to beat Philip at his own game. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:13 | |
I don't think you can beat a rural bygone like this. | 0:43:13 | 0:43:16 | |
-And Philip's plan may go down the toilet. -Oh, I love that! | 0:43:16 | 0:43:19 |